Greek 2nd Army

The Greek 2nd Army is the name given by historians to the 70,000-strong Greek Army forces defending the border with Bulgaria in 1941 during World War II; the army had no name in the Greek military. The Greek 2nd Army defended the Metaxas Line, and it was attacked by the German 12th Army as it advanced south from Bulgaria. The Greek 2nd Army was outflanked by a German thrust from southeastern Yugoslavia to the port of Salonika, and it was quickly forced to surrender.